1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 1 (evolves from Ekans)
HP
70
TypeGrass
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorKyoko Umemoto
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat●
SetExpedition Base Set
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Holo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
Market value
~$107.10 raw
Raw copies run $99.99 to $559.95
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07Why Collectors Want It
- An e-Card-era holo from the 2002 Expedition Base Set — barcode-scanner mechanics killed sealed sales and thinned graded supply a generation later.
- Holo raw ~$61 vs. PSA 10 ~$499 — a clean ~8× grading multiple, with e-Card centering and edge wear the usual downgrades.
- Expedition holos are some of the most fragile WotC-era foil prints in the entire dex, so gem-mint copies require legitimately clean pulls.
- A vintage Arbok-line cornerstone and a meaningful sub-$70 raw entry to a three-figure PSA 10 chase.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Arbok with 70 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Poison Spray
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Poison Reaction
If the Defending Pokémon is Poisoned, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Arbok PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.